What happens when a student reports a positive test to TCU?
When a positive COVID-19 case is reported to TCU, the TCU COVID-19 response team initiates
case investigation and contact tracing to support campus members and to prevent further
transmission by separating those at risk. This page outlines TCU’s case investigation process,contact tracing process, and notification procedures for instructors when a student reports a positive test.
Case Investigation Process
* The TCU EOC (Emergency Operations Center) is a team of TCU staff members supporting
the university's COVID-19 response, led by the TCU Office of Emergency Management.
Contact Tracing Process
A vital part of Case Investigation is contact tracing. With a positive test, investigators
identify “close contacts” — defined by the CDC as an individual who has been within
6 feet for more than 15 minutes in a 24-hour period with a COVID-positive individual.
The process looks like this:
What kind of notification will instructors receive?
In the event of a student testing positive for COVID-19, instructors may receive any
of the three different notification emails from TCU outlined below:
If a student is in quarantine:
The Dean of Students Office does not notify instructors if a student must quarantine,
but the student is advised to notify all their instructors.
Instructors may require to see the quarantine email that is sent to the student by
the TCU EOC or contact covidresponse@tcu.edu to confirm their absence.